When we moved in a couple of years ago, this living room looked quite lovely. The rosy brick fireplace had already been exposed, the original floor boards were…
The master bedroom in our little Victorian terrace needed more than a little love when we moved in. We took on the project determined to do every piece…
Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist. An expert in cultural conditioning, she revolutionised the field of child rearing and education, she was the first proponent of the…
We had a wild one last New Year’s Eve. Sat in a local bar enjoying exactly two Old Fashioneds each before heading home to bed around 10.30pm, the…
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Posted on October 28, 2019
I am very good at buying gifts. There aren't many things I'll tell you I'm great at; I'm very neat with a pair of scissors, I make world-class…
Spiky "popcorn", sweeping swirls or - please, no - a floral pattern. Nothing dates a room quite like a strange texture on the ceiling. If you have plans…
Need to know how much plastering costs, whether you can plaster yourself, the difference between types of plaster or how to find a great plasterer? Read on for…
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Posted on October 11, 2019
Autumn At Home It isn't news to This 1870 House that autumn is my favourite season. With none of spring's showiness or summer's high expectations, autumn's beauty is…
"You're doing what with chorizo?" "No, no. Nothing about chorizo. Terrazzo." I'm trying to tell a friend about my latest workshop booking, but we're on a hen do…
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Posted on September 22, 2019
Last week we touched down in Manchester Airport after the most amazing ten days in Dubrovnik. We wandered the warren of Old Town streets, kayaked across crystal-clear waters,…